Sixth, the living attending to the dead. It is very difficult to see[1] how this
can be applied to the Higher World. For this is the of the Sephiroth which
hide themselves and remove themselves into their place of concealment[2]
above. How necessary it is to adjust them[3] and wash them of every stain
of sin and to clothe them in white[4], the cleansing of the Sephiroth in
the white-hot fire provided by the light of the good deed, to elevate them,
according to the secret of the unity[5], to bind them above. And to carry
them on the shoulder[6], according to the secret of the elevation of the Sephiroth, one by one, until they are lifted above the
shoulder[7], that is the place where the arm begins its joint
at the body and even higher than this, which is the hidden secret of which
there is no comprehension. And in the secret of burial he should concentrate
on the verse: 'And he buried[8] him in the valley,' which is translated[9] as
'with the thirteen attributes of mercy[10]' which flow from the Crown[11] according
to its various aspects when it turns below to have mercy upon those beneath.
And from there the buried one rises to the Supernal Eden, namely the Wisdom
of the Crown. This requires very careful consideration.

Seventh bringing the bride under the marriage canopy. In this is included
all the needs of the union[12]. For all the prayers and unifications are in
accordance with the secret of bringing the bride under the canopy and this
function is chiefly performed in prayer according to its manifold degrees,
one higher than the other, the sacrifices[13], the psalms[14], the prayers recited
while sitting[15] which include the Shema and its bendictions, then the prayer
recited while standing[16] and the other Tikkunim which
come afterwards[17]. All
of these are acts of benevolence to the groom and the bride[18] to take note
of their needs and the requirements of their union.

Eighth, to make peace between man and his neighbor, namely, Beauty and Foundation.
For at times they are separated from each other and it is necessary to perfect
them and adjust them until they are alike and bound together in love and
friendship. This is brought about by the rectitude of the good deed. For when
Foundation turns to the Left and Beauty to the Right, they are opposed to
each other, until Foundation too, turns to the Right. And when, God forfend,
there is the flaw of sin in the world then tehre is an opposing hatred between
them and there is no unity nor bond among the Sephiroth at all. In this way,
too, for the other pairs of Sephiroth that are Right and Left, namely Wisdom
and Understanding, or Lovingkindess and Power, or Endurance and Majesty,
it is necessary to bring peace to them. This is making peace between man
and his neighbor. So, too, making peace between man and wife, that is,
Foundation (Peace)[19] established between Beauty and
Sovereignty. All similarity peaceful acts are acts of benevolence on
behald of the Upper Worlds.

the groom and the bride 'At the time when Israel is proclaiming
the unity - the mystery contained in the Shema - with a perfect intention, a
light comes forth from the hidden supernal world, which divides into seventy
lights, and those seventy lights into the seventy lumionous branches of the
Tree of Life. Then the Tree and all the other trees of the Garden of Eden
emit sweet odors and praise their Lord, for at that time the Matrona (Shekinah)
prepares Herself to enter under the canopy, there to unite Herself with
Her spouse....to unite Himself with the Matrona' (Zohar II, 133b, Soncino,
Vol. III, pp. 380-381)

Foundation (Peace). The symbolic name for Foundation is
Peace. To bring peace between man and his wife is thus interpreted as to
bring (=to establish) Foundation between Beauty (=man) and Sovereignty
(=his wife).